Description

The Gang Rancher is a modified variant of the Rancher but with four doors and a wider wheelbase. It serves as a gang car driven by the Sharks, and as such, are commonly parked in empire sites owned by the Sharks. The vehicle's front end, rim set, hood, and rear are different from the original Rancher and it also supports the gang's colors; which are red, white, and black.

The Gang Rancher's performance is considerably better than that of a standard Rancher. Its acceleration is delayed, but can reach a decent top speed along a straightaway. Braking and steering are also robust, considering the size of the vehicle itself. Though it has 4-wheel-drive the bulkiness and weak engine of the SUV cause so-so off-road capabilities.

Whenever the player attacks a empire site belonging to the Sharks, a death squad is sent after the player and they will drive-by and follow the player.

It has also been speculated that there was to be a non-gang equivalent, called the Beach Rancher, with smaller tires and a different paint job. It would've spawned prominently in Vice Beach.

It apparentely shares the same polygon model as the FBI Rancher, a vehicle which appeared in GTA VC but is only available with mods or cheat devices in GTA VCS. The FBI Rancher poseeses much better performance, however.

Location

The Gang Rancher is often seen driven around Prawn Island even when all the businesses are acquired.

Trivia

The vehicle plays either Wave 103 or Flash FM when entered by default, which suggests that the Sharks like Pop music.

All of the Gang Ranchers parked outside a Shark business site are locked, but if you recruit a gang member and try to go in it'll still be locked, however it's possible for the gang member to enter the vehicle.

Internally, the Gang Rancher is named "gangbur", suggesting that it is a replacement for the Gang Burrito.